DGRVP- How to Improve Battleship Artillery After WWII (Page 57 of 60)
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Overview of the Lewis light machine gun. The Lewis Light Machine Gun: Introduction  The Lewis Light Machine Gun: Introduction |
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Overview of the Bren light machine gun. The Bren Light Machine Gun: Introduction  The Bren Light Machine Gun: Introduction |
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Discussion on the Bren light machine gun and a comparison with the German MG 42. Paper: Comparing Historic Military Capabilities The Bren Light Machine Gun: A Chat with Rich Fisher of the VMGCRA  The Bren Light Machine Gun: A Chat with Rich Fisher of the VMGCRA |
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British sniper rifles. We Fired the Most Iconic Sniper Rifles (Over Last 100 Years)  We Fired the Most Iconic Sniper Rifles (Over Last 100 Years) 00:00 History of Sniper Rifles 03:13 Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk. I (T) 07:53 Firing Lee-Enfield 11:45 L42A1 16:13 Firing L42A1 19:32 L96A1 ("Green Meanie") 24:54 Firing L96A1 30:01 L115A3 34:47 Firing L115A3 37:55 L129A1 41:41 Firing L129A1 46:11 Future of Sniper Rifles First up is the Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk. I (T), the dedicated sniper variant of the British Lee-Enfield rifle developed during the Second World War. Chambered in .303 British, the No. 4 Mk. I (T) was selected for its accuracy and fitted with a telescopic sight, transforming the already proven Lee-Enfield into a specialist precision weapon. Used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces, it combined the fast, smooth action of the Lee-Enfield with the precision required for long-range shooting. It established a foundation for British military sniping that would influence specialist rifles for decades to come. Second is the L42A1, which represented the next major step in the evolution of the British military sniper rifle. Introduced in the 1970s, the L42A1 was developed from the No. 4 Lee-Enfield and converted to fire the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge, reflecting the wider adoption of the NATO standard. Retaining the familiar Lee-Enfield action while incorporating a new calibre and improved telescopic sighting system, the L42A1 served British forces for several decades. It demonstrated how a proven wartime design could be adapted to meet the demands of the modern battlefield. Third up is the L96A1, a rifle that marked a dramatic departure from the Lee-Enfield lineage. Developed by Accuracy International and adopted by the British Army in the 1980s, the L96A1 was chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO and built specifically as a modern precision rifle. Its distinctive design, with a rigid chassis and highly adjustable stock, prioritised accuracy, durability and consistency. The L96A1 became one of the defining British sniper rifles of the late 20th century and helped establish Accuracy International as a major name in precision rifle development. Next is the L115A3, a long-range precision rifle introduced into British service in the 2000s. Also produced by Accuracy International, the L115A3 is chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum, giving it considerably greater effective range than the 7.62mm rifles that preceded it. Designed for extreme long-range precision, it provided British snipers with increased reach and accuracy in demanding operational environments. The rifle became particularly well known through its use in Afghanistan and represents the move towards larger-calibre systems designed to engage targets at exceptional distances. Last but not least is the L129A1, a semi-automatic designated marksman rifle introduced to British service in response to the demands of modern combat. Chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO, it is based on the AR-10 pattern and provides accurate, rapid follow-up fire at medium and extended ranges. Unlike the bolt-action sniper rifles that preceded it, the L129A1 is designed to give infantry a precision capability while retaining the speed and versatility of a semi-automatic action. Together with the L115A3, it demonstrates how British military precision firepower has evolved to encompass different roles, from traditional long-range sniping to providing accurate fire in support of infantry operations. |
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Interesting discussion around the Ukraine/Russia war. How Ukraine and Russia Fight in 2026 - Battlefield Dynamics with Dmytro Putiata & Rob Lee  How Ukraine and Russia Fight in 2026 - Battlefield Dynamics with Dmytro Putiata & Rob Lee 00:00:00 — Intro 00:01:40 — What Are We Talking About? 00:03:48 — What Does the Frontline Look Like? 00:14:20 — Infiltration Tactics in 2026 00:25:32 — Turning to Tech 00:35:35 — What UAS Can’t Do? 00:45:37 — Artillery Survivability 01:02:32 — Ammo Matters 01:06:45 — Closing Thoughts 01:08:10 — Channel Update |
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Some interesting tidbits. Four Ex-Stratfor Analysts Reunite to Predict How the World Ends  Four Ex-Stratfor Analysts Reunite to Predict How the World Ends 00:00 Reunion And Setup 01:12 Three Big Questions 02:26 Deglobalization Thesis 04:44 Energy Shock Mad Max 06:54 Demographics Demand Cliff 09:04 Deflation Vs Inflation 13:31 Winners Losers And Scale 14:26 Autonomous Drones Revolution 16:28 Semiconductors And Durable Tech 25:29 Marco Goes Nuclear 27:06 Russia Collapse Logic 31:23 Nukes Proliferation Spiral 33:56 Supply Chain Shock Russia 34:35 Putin Hell Bar Joke 35:20 Europe Expands Eastward 37:28 EU Becomes Military Union 38:38 Post Putin Chaos Nukes 45:36 China Russia Taiwan Powderkeg 50:01 Taiwan Talks Then War 52:01 Drones Nukes Deterrence 57:52 China Insecurity Demographics 01:04:09 Demography Unknowns Black Plague 01:05:13 Drones and Depopulation 01:06:54 Modernity Without More 01:07:43 Hollowed Out Nation State 01:09:20 Shocks and State Capacity 01:10:03 End of More Economics 01:10:52 Knowledge Networks Break 01:12:33 Affluence Versus Feudalism 01:14:06 AI Chips and Brittleness 01:18:52 Rome and Reversal Risks 01:19:40 Complexity and Ingenuity Gap 01:21:36 Rapid Fire Forecasts 01:22:28 Nation State Erosion 01:25:50 Paradigm Shifts and War 01:29:10 US Polarization Outlook 01:33:49 State Versus Tech Titans 01:37:08 Showdown and Wrap Up |
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4 part series. How MI5 Stopped Another 9/11 (Ep1/4)  How MI5 Stopped Another 9/11 (Ep1/4) Inside An Underground Bomb Factory - Liquid Bomb Plot (Ep 2/4)  Inside An Underground Bomb Factory - Liquid Bomb Plot (Ep 2/4) MI5’s Largest Counterterrorism Operation In History (Ep3/4)  MI5’s Largest Counterterrorism Operation In History (Ep3/4) The Race To Stop The Liquid Bomb (Ep 4/4)  The Race To Stop The Liquid Bomb (Ep 4/4) |
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Discussion around who blew up the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. A Tiny Ukrainian Team Quietly Blew Up a $20 Billion Pipeline  A Tiny Ukrainian Team Quietly Blew Up a $20 Billion Pipeline 0:00 Who Blew Up Nord Stream? 2:28 AD: HP 3:32 The Explosion Beneath the Baltic Sea 8:36 Why Europe Built Nord Stream 16:33 The Spies Behind the Pipeline 22:32 How Russia’s Invasion Changed Everything 23:25 Meet the Alleged Ukrainian Masterminds 25:28 Inside Ukraine’s ‘Startup’ Spy Network 32:28 Why Nord Stream Became the Target 36:44 Who Approved the Operation? 40:32 What Did the CIA Know? 48:52 Recruiting Civilian Deep-Sea Divers 51:38 Meet ‘Freya’ 56:11 The Mission to Blow Up Nord Stream 58:54 The CIA Tries to Stop the Plot 1:03:52 Fake Passports and the Andromeda 1:07:51 Russia, Ukraine or the CIA? 1:10:29 How 30kg of Explosives Fooled Experts 1:17:46 How Investigators Uncovered the Plot 1:18:18 Why Germany Stayed Quiet 1:23:03 The Future of Undersea Sabotage |
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Interesting method to control prop pitch. Why Does The FW 189 Have These Weird Prop Spinners? | Rex Explains  Why Does The FW 189 Have These Weird Prop Spinners? | Rex Explains |
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Short video on solid state transformers. Has the Solid State Transformer’s Time Finally Come?  Has the Solid State Transformer’s Time Finally Come? |
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The 3D printed titanium suppressor at around 25 minutes in was very interesting. How Rifles are Actually Made: Sako & Tikka Factory Tour  How Rifles are Actually Made: Sako & Tikka Factory Tour 00:00 - Introduction 01:50 - Factory Tour: Receivers & Manufacturing 03:35 -Bolt & Barrel Forging 09:05 - Proof Testing & Quality Control 13:22 - History & Museum: Sako, Tikka, and Finland 17:27 - Cold Test at -36°C 20:31 - Shooting Tikka & Sako Models 26:33 - Comparing Tikka vs. Sako 30:00 - The Future of Rifles 34:00 - Conclusion |
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Originally Posted By DaGoose: The 3D printed titanium suppressor at around 25 minutes in was very interesting. How Rifles are Actually Made: Sako & Tikka Factory Tour  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4zDUcijjDc00:00 - Introduction 01:50 - Factory Tour: Receivers & Manufacturing 03:35 -Bolt & Barrel Forging 09:05 - Proof Testing & Quality Control 13:22 - History & Museum: Sako, Tikka, and Finland 17:27 - Cold Test at -36°C 20:31 - Shooting Tikka & Sako Models 26:33 - Comparing Tikka vs. Sako 30:00 - The Future of Rifles 34:00 - Conclusion Looks like this is the company making the supressors. Van Ward |
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Tour of the Norma ammo factory. Inside a Bullet Factory - Norma Ammunition Factory Tour  Inside a Bullet Factory - Norma Ammunition Factory Tour |
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History of the space suit. A Brief History of Space Suits  A Brief History of Space Suits 00:00 intro 01:40 sponsor segment 02:38 spacesuits in fiction 06:10 early pressure suits 13:53 BIS lunar EVA suit 16:29 first spacesuit 19:13 EDA's spacesuit 20:19 Mercury suit 22:48 Berkut suit 25:55 Gemini suit 32:23 Yastreb suit 34:23 Apollo suit 47:31 Sokol suit 50:08 Orlan suit 51:47 EMU 57:54 Launch entry suit/ACES 1:00:40 Starman suit/SpaceX EVA suit 1:02:02 Boeing Blue 1:02:47 Feitien suit 1:03:52 the future of suits |
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Some odd ones. Sad thing is that I had heard of them all :( Canceled Space Projects: A Deep Dive  Canceled Space Projects: A Deep Dive |
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Discussion of the Bataan Death March. The Bataan Death March - Episode 614  The Bataan Death March - Episode 614 |
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Guy that does the animations for C&Rsenal talks about the Garand. Bruno VS Garand  Bruno VS Garand |
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Overview of the MAS 44. Primer 226: French MAS 44  Primer 226: French MAS 44 |
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Discussion around the best and worst revolvers of WW1. Special: The Best and the Worst Great War Revolvers  Special: The Best and the Worst Great War Revolvers |
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Top 10 semi-auto pistols of WW1. Special: TOP 10 Pistols of WWI  Special: TOP 10 Pistols of WWI |
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Some older B-29 footage. Sky Over the Pacific: The Strategic Air Campaign Against Japan | Restored WWII Color Films  Sky Over the Pacific: The Strategic Air Campaign Against Japan | Restored WWII Color Films 00:00:00 Prologue: The Pacific Air War 00:02:15 The Three-Billion-Dollar Gamble 00:05:40 Wichita Assembly Lines and Industrial Mobilization 00:09:12 Pressurization and Remote Analog Fire Control 00:13:05 Engine Nightmares: The Wright R-3350 00:17:22 Operation Matterhorn and the China Staging Bases 00:21:48 Capturing the Marianas: Saipan, Tinian, and Guam 00:26:10 The High-Altitude Dilemma and the Jet Stream 00:30:35 Curtis LeMay and the Low-Altitude Tactical Revolution 00:35:18 The M69 Incendiary Strikes Over Tokyo 00:40:02 The Longest Escort: P-51 Mustangs from Iwo Jima 00:44:45 Emergency Havens and Air-Sea Rescues 00:49:10 The 509th Composite Group and Tinian Staging 00:54:30 The Atomic Missions: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 00:58:15 Surrender in Tokyo Bay and the Legacy of the Superfortress |
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B-1 series among others. The Heavy Penetrator: Engineering America's Cold War Bomber  The Heavy Penetrator: Engineering America's Cold War Bomber 00:00:00 Introduction to the Rockwell B-1B Lancer 00:02:45 Rockwell B-1A Prototype and Mach 2 Requirements 00:06:03 Structural Testing and Crew Ejection Capsule Engineering 00:08:17 Palmdale Construction and December 1974 Maiden Flight 00:11:23 Edwards AFB Flight Trials and Swing-Wing Performance 00:16:54 The 1977 Program Cancellation and Cruise Missile Transition 00:21:23 Resurrecting the Bomber: Low-Altitude Radar Penetration 00:23:56 Reagan Revival: The 100-Aircraft B-1B Production Order 00:28:12 Advanced Avionics and Reduced Radar Cross-Section 00:30:47 Parallels of Strategic Airpower: The Boeing B-17 Model 299 00:32:47 August 17, 1943: The Regensburg and Schweinfurt Missions 00:37:34 Luftwaffe Interceptions and the Bloody 100th 00:43:14 Pre-War Precision Bombing Doctrine and B-17 Specifications 00:48:45 The Escort Crisis and Crew Combat Exhaustion 00:53:15 Airframe Durability, Field Repairs, and B-17 Nose Art 00:56:39 Black October 1943: Münster and Second Schweinfurt 01:03:31 Drop Tanks and the Introduction of Long-Range Fighter Escorts 01:06:11 Big Week and the Air Battles Over Berlin 01:09:40 Inside a Combat Mission: Extreme Altitudes and Black Flak 01:13:23 Strategic Crippling of Synthetic Oil and German Railways 01:16:09 Surviving the Late-War Anti-Aircraft Batteries 01:21:03 Achieving Air Superiority and the Heritage of the Strategic Bomber |
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Interesting project. Rescuing a 1970s Spacecraft in just 3 Months: the ISEE-3 Reboot  Rescuing a 1970s Spacecraft in just 3 Months: the ISEE-3 Reboot 00:00 intro 00:32 Reboot Project Overview 10:23 The most complex orbit ever. Part 1 20:45 The most complex orbit ever. Part 2 29:27 Engineering Subsystems 40:44 ISEE-3's scientific experiments 46:02 The reboot project: Software Defined Radio 51:06 Communications Protocol 1:01:07 Alex attempts to goad a billionaire |
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Overview of Colonel John Boyd's theory of the New Conception for Air-to-Air Combat The 1976 Fighter Theory That Still Explains Air Combat  The 1976 Fighter Theory That Still Explains Air Combat |
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Lot of old footage The Brutal Air War Over Russia: Barbarossa to Kursk | Restored Rare Footage  The Brutal Air War Over Russia: Barbarossa to Kursk | Restored Rare Footage 00:00:00 Opening Skies: Barbarossa and the Soviet Purges 00:02:10 Structure and Hardware of the VVS 00:04:41 The Armored Shturmovik and Pe-2 00:06:18 June 22, 1941: The Luftwaffe Border Strike 00:08:37 Unescorted Sorties and Early Red Army Retreats 00:10:45 Forward Airstrips and Stuka Sortie Tempo 00:11:43 The Industrial Evacuation Behind the Urals 00:12:41 The Advance on Moscow and the Autumn Mud 00:14:53 Subzero Freezes and the Moscow Counteroffensive 00:16:46 Southern Pivot: The Caucasus and Stalingrad Drive 00:19:42 The Siege of Stalingrad and Rattenkrieg 00:22:21 Operation Uranus and the Encirclement 00:25:09 The Broken Promise: Göring's Stalingrad Airlift 00:27:34 The Soviet Triple-Ring Aerial Blockade 00:29:38 Night Witches and the Destruction of the Transport Arm 00:31:46 Tactical Reorganization and Southern Command 00:33:32 Air Clashes Over the Kuban Peninsula 00:35:12 Alexander Pokryshkin and Lend-Lease Tactics 00:36:26 Operation Citadel: The Air Clashes at Kursk 00:38:34 Circle of Death: Shturmoviks Against Panzers 00:39:45 The Final Drive to Berlin and Luftwaffe Collapse |
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Title says it all. Why Hitler Failed - Historian James Holland  Why Hitler Failed - Historian James Holland 00:00 Trailer 01:01 The Contrast of Worldviews 02:24 Hitler's Early Failures and WWI 11:34 Finding His Voice in Munich 21:04 Ad: Proton Mail 22:48 The Failed Beer Hall Putsch and Hitler's Popularity 39:09 Ad: Plaud 40:27 The Truth About Weimar Germany 55:34 Ad: Monetary Metals 57:17 Stepping Stones to Total Power 01:22:18 The Illusion of German Blitzkrieg 01:31:37 Fatal Mistakes of Global Expansion 01:42:53 Total War and the Industrialisation of Horror 01:58:18 The Eastern Front: The Turning of the Tide 02:12:43 Allied Convergence and the Collapse of the Reich 02:25:13 The Legacy and Lessons of 20th-Century Totalitarianism |
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Jumps around a bit. The History of the US Air Force, Restored And in Color | Rare Footage  The History of the US Air Force, Restored And in Color | Rare Footage 00:00:00 Disintegration and Rebirth: The Origins of US Air Power 00:00:38 The Wright Brothers and the 1909 Military Flyer 00:01:24 Benjamin Foulois and Early Army Aviation Trials 00:02:03 The 1st Aero Squadron and the Pancho Villa Expedition 00:02:43 Unprepared Skies: America's Entry into World War I 00:03:54 The Rivalry of Benny Foulois and Billy Mitchell 00:04:44 The Saint-Mihiel Offensive: World War I's Great Air Armada 00:05:19 Post-WWI Demobilization and the Battle for Independence 00:05:34 Sinking the Dreadnoughts: The 1921 Hampton Roads Tests 00:06:25 The 1925 Court-Martial and Resignation of Billy Mitchell 00:07:20 Interwar Aeronautical R&D at McCook and Wright Fields 00:07:35 Jimmy Doolittle and the Invention of Instrument Blind Flying 00:08:18 General Mason Patrick and the Five-Year Expansion Plan 00:09:07 The Revolution in Bomber Design: B-9, B-10, and Project X 00:10:44 The 1934 Air Mail Crisis and the Creation of GHQ Air Force 00:12:32 Pre-War Expansion: The Norden Bombsight and Modern Fighters 00:13:08 Roosevelt's 50,000 Planes Mandate and Industrial Mobilization 00:14:05 World War II Production Boom: Building the Global Air Fleet 00:15:56 Hap Arnold, the Air War Plans Division, and Total Air Supremacy 00:19:16 The 1945 Drawdown: Severe Post-War Demobilization 00:22:07 The Dawn of the Jet Age: Swept Wings and Captured German Data 00:24:56 The Transition from Piston Engines to Turbojet Propulsion 00:26:17 Developing the F-86 Sabre and Boeing B-47 Stratojet 00:28:03 The National Security Act: Independence on the Sacred Cow 00:29:19 September 18, 1947: The United States Air Force Is Formed 00:29:59 Establishing Strategic Air Command, TAC, and Air Defense Command 00:31:29 The Cold War Heats Up: Soviet Expansion and the Iron Curtain 00:33:03 The 1948 Berlin Blockade and the Allied Ground Dilemma 00:34:40 Operation Vittles: Curtis LeMay Launches the Airlift 00:36:03 General Hoyt Vandenberg Mobilizes Global Air Transport 00:37:30 The Backbone of the Airlift: Douglas C-54 Skymaster 00:38:42 General William Tunner's Industrial Conveyor Belt System 00:40:54 Precision Turnarounds: The Berlin Ground Operations 00:41:26 Ground-Controlled Approach Radar in Zero Visibility 00:43:32 The Blockade Lifted: The Air Force's First Cold War Triumph 00:46:02 Billy Mitchell Profile: The Visionary of Three-Dimensional Warfare 00:49:41 Predicting Strategic Air War, Transoceanic Flight, and Pearl Harbor 00:54:35 Command at Saint-Mihiel: Massed Pursuit and Ground Attack 00:59:41 Sinking the Ostfriesland and USS Alabama 01:02:07 The Kelly Field Exile and the 1925 Court-Martial Trial 01:05:17 Vindicated by History: Pearl Harbor and Jimmy Doolittle's Raid 01:07:26 The Wright Brothers Profile: The Scientific Birth of Aeronautics 01:11:36 Cracking the Problem of Three-Dimensional Flight Control 01:14:17 Glider Trials at Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills (1900-1902) 01:17:43 The Dayton Wind Tunnel Experiments and Aerodynamic Data 01:20:44 December 17, 1903: The First Powered, Sustained Flight 01:23:02 Perfecting the Aircraft at Huffman Prairie (1904-1905) 01:25:51 Military Contract Specifications and Fort Myer Trials 01:27:02 Wilbur's Sensation at Le Mans and European Acclaim 01:28:21 The First Military Aviation Fatality: Thomas Selfridge 01:29:10 Patent Battles, Wilbur's Passing, and Orville's Enduring Legacy |
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Bunch of older videos on the F-86 Sabre. Inside the F-86 Sabre: The Jet That Defined Cold War Dogfights  Inside the F-86 Sabre: The Jet That Defined Cold War Dogfights 00:00:00 Korean Skies: The First Sabre Engagement 00:01:12 Early Jet Origins: Gloster Meteor & Me 262 00:05:57 Straight Wings to Swept Aerodynamics: P-80 to XP-86 00:07:37 J47 Turbojet Mechanics & Airframe Systems 00:09:56 Cockpit Operations, Pre-Flight & Taxi 00:13:47 Public Demonstrations & Supersonic Displays 00:16:04 Soviet Strategic Threat & The F-86D Sabre Dog 00:17:11 Korean Air War Escalation & Tactical Briefings 00:19:32 Combat Sorties & Dogfight Engagements 00:21:15 American Aces & Operation Moolah MiG Evaluation 00:22:22 Firepower Dynamics: Machine Guns vs Heavy Cannons 00:24:44 Airframe Armor, Pilot Survival & Combat Tactics 00:30:03 Sidewinder Missile Trials & The CAC Avon Sabre 00:33:04 Transition to Century Series & National Guard Service 00:35:34 USAFE Case Study: The Chain of Pilot Errors 00:42:04 High-Altitude Systems Failure & Emergency Divert 00:50:02 Gear Malfunction & Flameout at Cocoa Base 00:55:20 1963 Tactical Weapons Effects Tests: Supersonic Strike 00:58:07 Live Fire Trials: Sidewinders, Napalm & Zuni Rockets 01:00:42 Bunker Penetration, Guided Bullpups & Strafing Runs 01:09:38 Low-Level Delivery Mishap & Crew Bailouts 01:11:54 Tactical Airlift Evaluations: YC-123H & C-130B Assault 01:16:04 Evolution of Flight: Pioneers and Milestone Airframes |
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Short video on the Centurion tank. Centurion: The Best Tank Ever. Period.  Centurion: The Best Tank Ever. Period. 00:00 | Introduction 00:54 | The Hunt for the Universal Tank 04:15 | Another Heavy Cruiser? 06:31 | Building the Centurion 14:26 | Centurion in Combat 17:03 | Upgrades and Improvements 19:46 | A Global Success 24:59 | Variants |
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Originally Posted By DaGoose: Short video on the Centurion tank. Centurion: The Best Tank Ever. Period. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mii1WwZLVCY00:00 | Introduction 00:54 | The Hunt for the Universal Tank 04:15 | Another Heavy Cruiser? 06:31 | Building the Centurion 14:26 | Centurion in Combat 17:03 | Upgrades and Improvements 19:46 | A Global Success 24:59 | Variants I see several elements copied from various Sherman versions - Aux generator (Russians especially loved these in the winter, no Soviet design had them) - One piece cast turret - The suspension looks very similar to some versions of the Sherman Not done with the video yet, there may be more. Just found it a bit disingenuous to claim all these as Centurion innovations. |
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Some old footage of the air racing of the 1920s and 1930s. The Golden Age of Flight: Reckless Courage and the Quest for Speed. Rare Restored Footage  The Golden Age of Flight: Reckless Courage and the Quest for Speed. Rare Restored Footage 00:00:00 Golden Age Pioneers and the Quest for Speed 00:01:07 Jimmy Doolittle and the Radical Gee Bee R-1 00:03:26 Steve Wittman’s Racing Philosophy 00:05:59 1925 Schneider Trophy: The Curtiss R3C-2 Seaplane 00:08:26 The National Air Races: Thompson and Bendix Trophies 00:10:23 Wiley Post and Harold Gatty Circle the Globe 00:11:22 Steve Wittman Builds Chief Oshkosh and Buster 00:13:13 Amelia Earhart and the Lockheed Vega 5B 00:15:45 Earhart’s Historic Transatlantic Solo Flight 00:18:39 1932 Thompson Trophy: Doolittle’s Record Run 00:20:05 Taming the Dangerous Gee Bee R-2 00:24:35 1933 Cleveland Races and Ernst Udet’s Aerobatics 00:25:54 1934 Thompson Trophy: Triumph and Tragedy 00:27:23 Steve Wittman’s Bonzo and the Cleveland Crowds 00:29:27 Wiley Post Invents the High-Altitude Pressure Suit 00:32:28 Winnie Mae and the Discovery of the Jet Stream 00:34:10 Howard Hughes and the Streamlined H-1 Racer 00:36:50 1935 National Air Races: The Mr. Mulligan Upset 00:38:18 Roscoe Turner and the 1,000 HP Turner Meteor 00:40:37 Keith Rider Racers and Tony LeVier’s Flight 00:42:15 1938-1939 Thompson Trophy Battles 00:43:57 How Air Racing Shaped World War II Aircraft 00:45:40 1946 Cleveland Revival and the Dawn of the Jet Age 00:49:02 The Enduring Legacy of Golden Age Aviation |
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Bunch of older footage of the B-58 Hustler. The Delta Interceptor Bomber: Convair's Mach 2 Hustler  The Delta Interceptor Bomber: Convair's Mach 2 Hustler 00:00:00 Initial Ground Checks and First Taxi Tests (Oct 29, 1956) 00:02:22 Low-Speed Taxi Run and Brake Inspection (Nov 5, 1956) 00:03:21 High-Speed Taxi Runs and Drag Chute Deployment 00:04:21 Maiden Flight Preparation and Chase Aircraft Briefing 00:05:47 Takeoff and First Flight Airborne Testing 00:07:14 Touchdown, Drag Chute Deployment, and Post-Flight Inspection 00:09:00 Strategic Air Command and Low-Level Penetration Trials 00:11:34 Mach 2 Automatic Weapon Release at Holloman Test Range 00:12:10 1960 SAC Combat Competition Debut at Bergstrom AFB 00:15:08 Edwards AFB Speed Record Flights (January 12, 1961) 00:18:00 Breaking Closed-Course World Records (January 14, 1961) 00:19:39 Mission Completion and Homecoming to Carswell AFB 00:21:23 Project Open Road III: Minimum Interval Takeoff (MITO) Program 00:23:15 Taxi Spacing Procedures and Rolling Turn Simulations 00:26:53 In-Trail Takeoff Flight Tests on Single Guideline 00:28:43 Dual Guideline Alternating Takeoff Trials 00:30:42 Maximum Gross Weight Scramble Demonstrations 00:33:45 Nighttime MITO Sorties and Afterburner Visibility Trials 00:36:00 Rapid Deployment and SAC Alert Posture Evaluation 00:38:02 TB-58 Trainer Development and Cockpit Redesign 00:40:42 Maiden Flight of TB-58 Number One at Carswell AFB 00:41:44 Tandem Dual-Control Instruction and Pilot Indoctrination 00:43:59 The Evolution of Supersonic Aircrew Safety 00:44:41 Stanley Aviation Escape Capsule Design and Sled Testing 00:46:26 Shirt-Sleeve Flying Concept and Cockpit Integration 00:48:16 Impact Drop Tests and Environmental Survival Trials 00:49:47 Rocket Sled Ejection Trials at Hurricane Mesa 00:51:39 First Manned Supersonic Escape Test at Edwards AFB 00:53:40 Encapsulated Seat Architecture and Subsystem Mechanics 00:56:47 Operational In-Flight Ejection and Parachute Deployment Cycle 01:00:26 Land and Water Flotation Recovery Sequence 01:02:04 Parachute Selection and Qualification Testing 01:03:41 Tactical Retrofit Program and Legacy of Air Safety |
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Old documentaries on the Skunk Works and other things. The Midnight Architects: Lockheed and the High-Altitude Frontier | Includes Rare Restored Footage  The Midnight Architects: Lockheed and the High-Altitude Frontier | Includes Rare Restored Footage 00:00:00 Inside Burbank: The Lockheed Apprenticeship 00:02:17 Meeting Kelly Johnson and the 3-Plus Club 00:03:15 Security Protocols and Life at Groom Lake 00:05:38 Blackbird Modifications and Thermal Testing 00:07:47 Project Tagboard: The Lockheed D-21 and MD-21 00:13:03 Genesis of Skunk Works: The XP-80 Project 00:15:52 The Comic Strip Origin of the Skunk Works Name 00:16:52 Project Senior Trend: Hal Farley Joins the Program 00:20:07 Blueprint Discovery: The Hopeless Diamond Concept 00:24:14 Cold War Secrecy: Hiding from Soviet Satellites 00:28:57 The Maiden Flight of the F-117: Yaw Instability 00:33:56 Test Pilot Culture and Cooperative Flight Testing 00:40:01 Passing the Reins: Flights of the F-22 and F-35 00:44:17 Project Oxcart: The Development of the A-12 00:48:15 The Cuban Missile Crisis and Demise of the YF-12A 00:53:28 The Strategic Air Command SR-71 Habu Program 00:58:34 Engineering the Blackbird: J58s and Astro-Inertial Navigation 01:06:14 Operational Deployments: From Vietnam to Kadena 01:09:46 Retirement of the Habu: The Final Check Flight 01:11:35 Project Have Blue: Conquering Radar Observables 01:21:41 The Invisible Strike: F-117A Over Baghdad in 1991 01:31:18 Operation Desert Storm: Al-Khark Tower Strike 01:33:13 Rumors of Aurora and the Legacy of Stealth |
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Documentary on 3 factories/companies in WW2. War Factories: The Manufacturing Giants of World War II | FD Engineering  War Factories: The Manufacturing Giants of World War II | FD Engineering 00:00:00 Krupp 00:43:42 Vickers 01:26:08 General Motors |
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Some more on factories during WW2. War Factories: Willow Run Bomber Plant, Liberty Ships, Ural Tank Factory, Peugeot | FD Engineering  War Factories: Willow Run Bomber Plant, Liberty Ships, Ural Tank Factory, Peugeot | FD Engineering 00:00:00 US Aviation 00:42:48 Occupied Territories 01:25:11 US Ships 02:07:06 Russia |
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Documentary on the Convair B-36 Peacemaker The Ten-Engine Titan: Inside the B-36 Peacemaker, The Cold War’s Largest Bomber  The Ten-Engine Titan: Inside the B-36 Peacemaker, The Cold War’s Largest Bomber |
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Discussion of the guerilla movements in the Philippines in WW2. Birth of the Philippine Guerilla Movement with John Bruning – Episode 615  Birth of the Philippine Guerilla Movement with John Bruning – Episode 615 |
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Short discussion of China's incinerator buildout. China's Fiery Incinerator Boom  China's Fiery Incinerator Boom |
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Discussion around some of the first aerial tankers. KB-29: The Pioneering Tanker That Changed Air Warfare  KB-29: The Pioneering Tanker That Changed Air Warfare |
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Documentary on the British Fairey Delta 2 Delta Wing Pioneers: The Full Story of a Revolutionary Mach-Breaking Experimental Jet | Rare Footage  Delta Wing Pioneers: The Full Story of a Revolutionary Mach-Breaking Experimental Jet | Rare Footage 00:00:00 Precursor to Concorde: The Supersonic Delta 00:01:13 Peter Twiss and Royal Navy Carrier Flying 00:02:55 Fairey Aviation: Swordfish to the Gannet 00:05:15 Experimental Rotorcraft: Gyrodyne and Rotodyne 00:06:02 Whittle's Turbojet and the Gloster Meteor 00:08:58 The Rolls-Royce Avon Engine Development 00:10:08 From Fairey Delta One to the FD2 Research Jet 00:11:03 Aerodynamic Layout and Supersonic Powerplant 00:13:44 The 10-Degree Droop Nose Cockpit Solution 00:16:35 Boscombe Down Trials and Maiden Flight (Oct 6, 1954) 00:18:23 Full Hydraulic Flight Controls Without Manual Reversion 00:20:09 Flameout at 30,000 Feet and Dead-Stick Landing 00:23:25 Expanding the Envelope Beyond Mach 1 00:25:32 Transonic Research and the Canceled Miles M.52 00:26:42 Frontline RAF Strength: The Hawker Hunter 00:28:24 Planning the World Air Speed Record Attempt 00:30:30 Bureaucratic Indifference and Ministry Terms 00:31:42 Ground Cameras, Radar Tracking, and Calibration Runs 00:34:48 March 10, 1956: Shattering the Record at 1,132 MPH 00:37:35 Triumphant Display at Farnborough 1956 00:39:18 Cazaux Low-Altitude Supersonic Trials and Dassault 00:41:32 The 1957 Defence White Paper and Industrial Shift 00:42:44 Rebirth as BAC 221: Ogival Wing Testing for Concorde 00:44:36 Concorde Rollout and Preservation at Yeovilton Museum |
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Discussion around El Nino. Is the Next El Niño Going to Break the World Economy? | Jacob Shapiro and Justin Mankin  The $15 Trillion Climate Shock Nobody Is Prepared For | Jacob Shapiro and Justin Mankin 00:00 - Introduction: Demystifying El Niño 01:32 - What is El Niño? (ENSO & Ocean Energy Dynamics) 06:52 - Teleconnections: How Ocean Heat Reshapes Global Weather 08:40 - The Life Cycle & Predictability of ENSO Events 10:48 - The Measurement Problem: How Do We Define "Normal"? 17:49 - Traditional ONI vs. Relative Oceanic Niño Index (Rooney) 25:49 - Shifting Baselines: Drought Monitoring in a Warming Climate 31:06 - Compound Risks: El Niño Punctuating Global Warming 37:57 - Physics of the Slosh: Will El Niño Snap Back into La Niña? 42:24 - Quantifying the $15 Trillion Macroeconomic Toll 50:13 - Climate Hazards, Conflict Risks, & The Indian Ocean Dipole 54:36 - Linear Financial Damages vs. Nonlinear Social Tipping Points 58:51 - 5-Year Outlook: Economic Resilience vs. Human Well-Being |
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Documentary on Billy Mitchell. Air Power Architect: Billy Mitchell’s Prophecies, Naval Trials and B-25 Flight Guide  Air Power Architect: Billy Mitchell’s Prophecies, Naval Trials and B-25 Flight Guide 00:00:00 The Visionary of Aerial Warfare 00:01:25 Early Career and Alaska Frontier 00:03:09 The Great War and the European Skies 00:05:26 Pershing, Foulois, and the Air Service 00:07:42 The Saint-Mihiel Air Offensive 00:10:44 The Post-War Independent Doctrine 00:12:25 Project B: Sinking the Ostfriesland 00:14:59 Political Friction and the Coolidge White House 00:17:33 The Shenandoah Tragedy and Insubordination 00:18:36 The 1925 Court-Martial and Predictions 00:20:19 Foresight of Pearl Harbor and Legacy 00:22:38 Retrospective: Rise of an Aviation Strategist 00:28:43 Tactical Evolution and French Alliances 00:34:58 The Hampton Roads Bombing Demonstrations 00:38:58 Prophetic Vision of Supersonic Flight 00:41:04 Posthumous Vindication and the B-25 00:43:21 B-25 Mitchell: Ground Walkaround and Inspection 00:45:23 Cockpit Preparation and Engine Ignition Sequence 00:47:27 Pre-Takeoff Checklist and Taxi Procedures 00:52:58 Short-Field Obstacle Clearance Takeoff 00:55:20 Cruise Profiles, Altitudes, and Superchargers 00:57:23 Flight Dynamics, Stalls, and Dive Recoveries 00:58:40 Single-Engine Emergency Procedures and Trim 01:01:03 Traffic Pattern Approach and Touchdown 01:02:45 Engine Cooldown, Shutdown, and Securing |
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The new LIDAR survey was interesting. Sources are in the video description. What Did Archaeologists #Discover in July 2026?  What Did Archaeologists #Discover in July 2026? 00:00 - Start 02:58 - The Upton Lovall Shaman was a woman - 3,800 years old 05:47 - Ancient Egyptian Warrior Princesses - 3,800 to 3,700 years old 10:31 - Video Sponsor: Incogni 11:35 - Tomb of a Warrior Prince buried with his chariot in Italy - 2,600 years old 14:27 - LiDAR Reveals Hundreds of Earthworks Built by a Lost Amazonian Civilization - 2,600 to 1,200 years old 17:55 - Ancient Greek Military Camp in Uzbekistan - 2,200 years old 20:59 - New Roman military camp in Spain - 2,000 years old 23:16 - Carved game boards in Han Dynasty Tombs - 2,000 years old 25:05 - First named Maya astronomer interview - 1,200 years old 41:22 - DNA reveals children buried with adults in Sweden were rarely related - 900 to 700 years old 45:07 - Debunking the headlines: Ancient Egyptian settlement discovered from era that fueled Exodus debate 48:18 - Conclusion |
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The Panther cold start was interesting to see a hand crank involved. What It ACTUALLY Takes to Run 30 WWII Vehicles in One Day  The Show Must Go On. Breakdowns, Saves and a Panther Inertia Start 00:00 - Vehicles Assemble! 03:24 - Start-up Issue (S1 Scout Car) 05:40 - We Run Vehicles by Nation 07:04 - Showstopper! (T-34-85) 09:04 - Clutch Trouble (Jackson) 13:05 - Wehrmacht Ocean Liner (Schwimmwagen) 16:38 - Wespe in Action! 17:18 - Panther Inertia Start 19:30 - Grand Parade (And One More Mishap!) 20:58 - Finale - Days 2 and 3 |
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Older mini-documentaries on several things from WW2. WWII Experimental Aircraft & Weapons: Pushing Boundaries. Rare Restored Color Archival Films  WWII Experimental Aircraft & Weapons: Pushing Boundaries. Rare Restored Color Archival Films 00:00:00 Restored Archival Footage Overview 00:01:52 Japanese Baka Rocket Bomb Analysis 00:03:36 Republic P-47N Thunderbolt Long-Range Escort 00:06:07 Northrop XB-35 Heavy Flying Wing Bomber 00:09:04 German MK 108 30mm Blowback Aircraft Cannon 00:10:44 Aero Medical Laboratory Centrifuge G-Force Testing 00:12:19 Cold Water Arctic Exposure and Flotation Suit 00:13:59 Wright Field Innovations: B-24K & Line-Throwing Pistol 00:15:13 Testing the 12,000-Pound Tallboy Bomb on B-29 00:17:29 American JB-2 Robot Bomb Launching Ramp Experiments 00:19:58 Powder Ramp Launching System Trials 00:21:41 High-Pressure Steam Ramp Launching Tests 00:25:02 P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot Transition: Introduction & Engineering 00:36:01 P-47 Cockpit Layout & Controls Breakdown 00:44:25 Exterior Pre-Flight & Engine Starting Procedure 00:48:48 Taxiing, S-Turns, and Takeoff Technique 00:53:51 High-Altitude Flight, Trimming, and Fuel Management 00:55:38 Stall Characteristics & Warning Indicators 00:57:12 Approach, Pattern Flight, and Landing Procedures 01:00:28 Emergency Procedures & Go-Around Doctrine 01:03:54 Engine Shutdown & Post-Flight Checklist 01:06:54 Turbo-Supercharger Operations & Water Injection 01:10:20 Aerobatic Limits: Loops, Rolls, and Compressibility Dives |
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Interesting discussion around SOE operations in occupied countries in WW2. The Morse code message that rebooted WWII resistance | Virtual Talk  The Morse code message that rebooted WWII resistance | Virtual Talk Description of talk – Speakers - Dr. Kate Vigurs, Peter J Davies, John Pether A Morse code message from France announced the birth of occupied Europe’s largest covert force 80 years ago - an event The National Museum of Computing is marking in May. The sender was Georges Bégué - an agent of Winston Churchill’s new Special Operations Executive created to sabotage the German war machine. Bégué was the SOE’s first agent in France - hundreds would follow to become part what’s believed to be the largest SOE operation in Europe. TNMOC is celebrating Bégué’s radio message with a talk by historian and author Dr. Kate Vigurs on May 6 and two days of wireless transmissions by enthusiasts. Author of the forthcoming Mission France: the true story of the women of SOE, Kate will discuss: Bégué - his life, work, landing and transmission The SOE in France - from daily danger to supporting the Allied landings on D-Day Communications and transmissions from France intercepted by sites across Britain A freelance historian, Kate studied the women agents of SOE in France for her PhD while her her post-doctoral research has included a work on UK holocaust memorials. Kate regularly appears on TV and radio, covering topics such D-Day, the Battle of Britain and more. Kate joins TNMOC as members of the Milton Keynes Amateur Radio Society recreate Bégué’s message. They will try to establish contact with enthusiasts and those at resistance museums in Europe using authentic call signs and genuine and replica radio sets. They will attempt to overcome some of the technical challenges Bégué would have faced 80 years ago. Members of the Milton Keynes Amateur Radio Society will join Kate on this May 6 event to take your questions on the radio technology, the transmissions and the WWII receiver equipment that features in our museum and helped intercept communications from occupied Europe. |
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Discussion of the British Navy air power during WW1 and WW2. Fleet Air Arm Fighters - Terminally behind or better than expected?  Fleet Air Arm Fighters - Terminally behind or better than expected? |
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Pretty sure I've posted part of this before, but they are using a different YouTube video, so can't check it for dupes. Restored D-Day Color Footage: An Authentic Visual Record of the European Theater  Restored D-Day Color Footage: An Authentic Visual Record of the European Theater 00:00:00 Preparations for the Normandy Invasion 00:11:36 D-Day Landings and Beachhead Logistics 00:19:24 Jack Lieb's Color Chronicle and Frontline Airstrips 00:23:28 The London Wait and the Cross-Channel Convoy 00:38:11 Securing Cherbourg and the Advance Through France 00:53:18 The Liberation of Paris and the Push to Germany 01:06:02 The Rise and Strategic Flaws of the Luftwaffe 01:14:40 Inter-Service Rivalry and the Battle of the Atlantic 01:17:15 Operation Barbarossa and Infrastructure Collapse 01:22:01 Ernst Udet and the Catastrophe of German Procurement 01:29:43 The Messerschmitt 262: Innovation and Indecision 01:34:26 Assessing the Me 262, Fw 190, and Ju 88 |